Hermès : Time suspended… and dangling from the neck

Pendentif Boule

Case : 750 white gold, set with 420 diamonds around the frame (1.32 cts) and 63 diamonds on the crown (0.2 cts), quilted indigo blue matt alligator back Diameter : 21.6mm Movement : quartz Functions : hours, minutes Dial : natural white mother-of-pearl, rhodiumed hour-marker beadsnWater-resistance : 30m

After poetically playing with mechanical ingenuity to suspend time by means of an original complication, Hermès continues to explore the interpretation of the passing hours by displaying them in a miniature ball that swings freely on the end of a dainty chain. Leather, diamonds, mother-of-pearl and gold merrily whirl and twirl in step with the swaying movements of this Pendentif Boule available in several colours. The original expertise of Hermès, the ultimate saddler and harness-maker, is elegantly highlighted on the quilted leather back of the pendant. Revealing another craft and another talent, the snow setting on the white gold case features over 400 diamonds creating a fascinating contrast while naturally catching and holding the gaze.


Brice Lechevalier is editor-in-chief of GMT and Skippers, which he co-founded in 2000 and 2001 respectively. He has also been CEO of WorldTempus since it joined the GMT Publishing stable, of which he is director and joint shareholder. In 2012 he created the Geneva Watch Tour, and he has been an advisor to the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève since 2011. Also closely involved in sailing, he has published the magazine of the Société Nautique de Genève since 2003, and was one of the founders of the SUI Sailing Awards in 2009 and the Concours d’Elégance for motor boats at the Cannes Yachting Festival in 2015.

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